New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney has named two debutants in his side to take on Australia in next Friday’s Test match at Hunter Stadium.

Penrith flyer Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Parramatta enforcer Manu Ma’u have been named to debut for the Kiwis in a 19-man squad which will be skippered by Jesse Bromwich.

Issac Luke has been left out of the side with Brisbane rake Kodi Nikorima or Lewis Brown to wear the No.9.

Kiwi stars Ben Matulino and Manu Vatuvei were also left out after the New Zealand Rugby League decided to stand by the Warriors’ club suspension of the six players left out of their win against St George Illawarra on Sunday, leaving New Zealand with a slightly new-look feel.

“What we’ve said to the players is that representing your country in international football is a reward,” Warriors CEO Jim Doyle told NZ Newswire on Sunday.

“It’s a reward for both how you perform on the field and also how you conduct yourself off the field.

“Unfortunately this recent incident that we’ve had means they do not deserve a reward, hence the reason why they are not eligible to play.”

Vatuvei, Matulino, Bodene Thompson, Albert Vete, Sam Lisone and Konrad Hurrell were ruled out of the 26-10 win over the Dragons in Auckland for what the Warriors said was a breach of club protocol.

Instead, they turned out for the reserve-grade side in the curtain-raiser against the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Tonga face Samoa in Parramatta on Saturday and will be without Hurrell, who has played four times for Tonga, for whom Vete was also considered to be in line for selection, while Lisone has one cap for Samoa.

Thompson has been a member of a Kiwis squad but didn’t get game time.

Doyle said the Warriors had spoken to the respective national organisations and to the NRL, and those parties had accepted the club’s decision.

He said the players were disappointed but understood the club’s action.

“They are very remorseful for what they have done, but they understand that was caused by them and no one else,” he said.

Asked if the six faced further sanction, Doyle said the focus was now on working with the players “to make sure these things don’t happen again”.